Synonyms of heals

heals

verb

present tense third-person singular of heal

1

as in rehabilitates

to restore to a healthy condition

a low-fat vegetarian diet, moderate exercise, and stress management help heal a diseased heart

heal the sick

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rehabilitates
• cures
• fixes
• treats
• repairs
• revives
• relieves
• mends
• alleviates
• sets up
• rehabs
• ministers (to)
• physics
• doctors
• renews
• attends (to)
• nurses
• revitalizes
• medicates
• fortifies
• cares (for)
• rejuvenates
• remedies
• resuscitates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wounds
• hurts
• injures
• damages
• impairs
• harms
• disables
• cripples
• lames
• lacerates
• mutilates
• maims
• weakens
• afflicts
• ails
• saps
• mangles
• sickens
• wastes
• debilitates
• enfeebles
• enervates
• lays up

2

as in recovers

to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness

most of the soldiers could go home while they were still healing from their wounds

Synonyms & Similar Words

• recovers
• improves
• recuperates
• mends
• recoups
• snaps back
• convalesces
• rallies
• gains
• comes back
• revives
• pulls round
• survives
• comes to
• comes around
• comes round
• cheers (up)
• perks (up)
• recruits
• picks up
• pulls through

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collapses
• comes down
• ails
• fades
• fails
• weakens
• deteriorates
• declines
• degenerates
• sinks
• sickens
• worsens
• withers
• languishes
• wastes (away)
• regresses
• wilts
• relapses

3

as in cures

to bring about recovery from

time heals all wounds, even those of the heart

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cures
• alleviates
• relieves
• remedies
• soothes
• mends
• eases
• treats
• lightens
• allays
• doctors
• moderates
• tempers
• assuages
• salves
• palliates
• diagnoses
• medicates
• nurses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• aggravates
• worsens
• misdiagnoses
• overdiagnoses
• underdiagnoses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of heals

Even if Hubbard heals in time for Carolina’s opener against the Chicago Bears, the former Longhorn should tally notable numbers from the jump. — Brad Evans, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

The team’s priority should be making sure Adames, who turns 31 next month, completely heals from his injury, especially something as serious as a back injury. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2026

But Jesus eventually heals the man and casts the demons into a herd of pigs, which tumble over a cliff and drown. — John Blake, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026

His second film is set in a small Mexico town, where, following the death of his son, a vet heals the dog of a local capo. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026

The kitchen wounds him, heals him, and becomes his crucible of faith. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 29 July 2026

Each cut is essentially a wound; the quicker that wound heals, the less chance fungi have to get inside the grass blade. — David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 22 July 2026

Jack, meanwhile, heals from a difficult past with each adventure in the kitchen. — Grace Reilly, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026

One week our pacer was an acupuncturist who heals veterans and hikes for weeks on end with all of her belongings on her back. — Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026